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Asia Death toll from south China road collapse rises to 36 BEIJING: The death toll from a highway collapse in southern China’s Guangdong province has risen to 36, state media... Published 02 May, 2024 12:08pm
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Asia Six dead in Vietnam timber plant blast: reports HANOI: Six people were killed and seven injured in an explosion at a timber factory in southern Vietnam on... Published 01 May, 2024 12:06pm
Asia The heatwave baking parts of Asia BANGKOK: Large swaths of Asia are sweltering through a heatwave that has topped temperature records from Myanmar to... Published 30 Apr, 2024 03:10pm
Asia ‘Boycotts’: KFC Malaysia temporarily shutters outlets citing challenging economy KUALA LUMPUR: KFC Malaysia has temporarily closed outlets in the country, citing challenging economic conditions,... Updated 30 Apr, 2024 03:55pm
Asia China’s Xi to visit France, Serbia and Hungary May 5-10, foreign ministry says BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping will visit France, Serbia and Hungary from May 5-10, a spokesperson for... Published 29 Apr, 2024 01:32pm
Asia Musk leaves Beijing after Tesla wins key China security clearance BEIJING: Tech billionaire Tesla CEO Elon Musk boarded a plane departing Beijing on Monday, an AFP journalist said,... Published 29 Apr, 2024 12:31pm
Asia Philippines’ ‘dangerous’ heat prompts shift to online classes, power crunch MANILA: The Philippines has cancelled in-person public school classes for the next two days and said the power grid... Published 29 Apr, 2024 10:23am
Asia Philippines to endure extreme heat until mid-May MANILA: Unusually hot weather in the Philippines was expected to last until mid-May, a forecaster said Sunday, after... Published 28 Apr, 2024 11:12am
Asia Volcano erupts in eastern Indonesia, spews miles-high ash tower JAKARTA: A volcano in eastern Indonesia erupted on Sunday morning, spewing an ash tower more than two miles into the... Published 28 Apr, 2024 10:54am
Asia Thai king taps former energy executive Pichai as finance minister BANGKOK: Thailand’s king has approved former corporate energy executive and bourse chair Pichai Chunhavajira as... Published 28 Apr, 2024 09:53am
Asia Xi tells Blinken US, China should be ‘partners, not rivals’ BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday told top US diplomat Antony Blinken that the world’s biggest... Updated 26 Apr, 2024 04:59pm
Asia North Korea’s Kim oversees test of multiple rocket launcher SEOUL: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the test-firing of a multiple rocket launcher, state media said... Published 26 Apr, 2024 10:59am
Asia Antony Blinken meets Chinese counterpart Wang Yi in Beijing BEIJING: US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Beijing on Friday for talks... Published 26 Apr, 2024 10:24am
Asia Chinese, French militaries set up dialogue mechanism for cooperation BEIJING: The Chinese and French militaries have established an inter-theatre dialogue mechanism for cooperation,... Published 26 Apr, 2024 10:18am
Asia China issues highest-level rainstorm warning after deadly floods QINGYUAN: More than 100,000 people have been evacuated due to heavy rain and fatal floods in southern China, with... Published 23 Apr, 2024 08:57pm
Asia Asia hit hardest by climate, weather disasters in 2023: UN GENEVA: Asia was the world’s most disaster-hit region from climate and weather hazards in 2023, the United Nations... Published 23 Apr, 2024 05:24pm
Asia Southern China storms kill four, force mass evacuations BEIJING: Four people are dead and 10 others missing following storms that battered southern China, state media said... Published 22 Apr, 2024 05:12pm
Asia Splashy Saudi mega-project NEOM chases Chinese funds HONG KONG: Bigwigs behind a Saudi megacity dogged by questions about its viability have wrapped up a tour courting... Published 21 Apr, 2024 12:17pm
Asia Two Japan navy helicopters crash, one body found, 7 missing TOKYO: Two Japanese navy helicopters crashed into the sea during a training exercise, killing at least one of the... Published 21 Apr, 2024 10:31am
Asia ASEAN ‘deeply concerned’ by escalating Myanmar violence BANGKOK: Regional bloc ASEAN said it is “deeply concerned” about a recent upsurge in fighting in Myanmar, after... Published 19 Apr, 2024 11:46am
Asia China foreign ministry welcomes US Secretary of State Blinken’s visit to China BEIJING: A spokesperspon for the Chinese foreign ministry on Thursday welcomed US Secretary of State Antony... Published 18 Apr, 2024 03:16pm
Asia Indonesian volcano eruption forces evacuations, airport closure JAKARTA: Indonesia shut a provincial airport and evacuated hundreds of people from the vicinity of the Ruang volcano... Published 18 Apr, 2024 11:56am
Asia China foreign minister says Beijing and Jakarta want regional peace and stability JAKARTA: China and Indonesia have pledged to strengthen economic ties and maintain peace and stability in the... Published 18 Apr, 2024 11:41am
Asia China, EU trade tensions risk a full trade war, European Chamber president warns GUANGZHOU: China and Europe face a “slow motion train accident” as a rising tide of protectionism threatens to... Published 17 Apr, 2024 06:22pm
Asia Hundreds evacuated after Indonesia’s Ruang volcano erupts JAKARTA: At least 800 people in Indonesia’s North Sulawesi province have been evacuated after multiple eruptions of... Published 17 Apr, 2024 10:46am
USA US defense chief speaks with Chinese counterpart, Pentagon says WASHINGTON: U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin spoke with China’s defense minister on Tuesday, the first engagement... Published 16 Apr, 2024 08:23pm
Asia China’s top diplomat Wang holds call with Iranian counterpart BEIJING: China’s foreign minister held phone discussions with his Iranian counterpart, Beijing state media said... Published 16 Apr, 2024 12:14pm
Asia China’s air passenger numbers hit first-quarter record BEIJING: China’s air passenger numbers rose 37.7% year-on-year to nearly 180 million trips in the first quarter,... Published 16 Apr, 2024 10:37am